Troubleshooting

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Actions

A vertical band appears when you shoot a subject such as lights or a candle flame against a dark background.

•The contrast between the subject and background is too high. Your camcorder is not a malfunction.

A vertical band appears when you shoot a very bright subject.

• Your camcorder is not a malfunction.

Some tiny white spots appear in the • Slow shutter, low lux or NightShot +Slow shutter mode is

viewfinder or on the LCD screen.

activated. This is not a malfunction.

An unknown picture is displayed in • If 10 minutes elapse after you set the POWER switch to

the viewfinder or on the LCD screen.

CAMERA or DEMO MODE is set to ON in the MENU settings

 

without a cassette inserted, your camcorder automatically

 

starts the demonstration.

 

mInsert a cassette and the demonstration stops.

 

You can also cancel DEMO MODE. (p. 74)

The picture is recorded in incorrect

• NIGHTSHOT is set to ON.

or unnatural colours.

mSet it to OFF. (p. 27)

Picture appears too bright, and the

• NIGHTSHOT is set to ON in a bright place.

subject does not appear in the

mSet it to OFF, or use the NightShot function in a dark place.

viewfinder or on the LCD screen.

(p. 27)

In the playback mode

Symptom

Cause and/or Corrective Actions

The tape does not move when a

• The POWER switch is set to CAMERA or OFF.

video control button is pressed.

mSet it to PLAYER. (p. 31)

 

• The tape has run out.

 

mRewind the tape. (p. 31)

The playback picture is not clear or

• The television’s video channel is not adjusted correctly.

does not appear.

mAdjust it. (p. 36)

There are four horizontal lines on the

• The video head may be dirty.

picture or the playback picture is not

mClean the heads using the Sony V8-25CLD cleaning cassette

clear or does not appear.

(not supplied). (p. 101)

No sound or only a low sound is

• The stereo tape is played back with HiFi SOUND set to 2 in the

heard when playing back a tape.

MENU settings.

 

mSet it to STEREO. (p. 71)

 

• The volume is turned to minimum.

 

mOpen the LCD panel and press VOLUME +. (p. 31)

 

• AUDIO MIX is set to ST2 side in the MENU settings.

 

mAdjust AUDIO MIX. (p. 71)

The date search does not work

• The tape has a blank portion in the recorded portion

correctly.

(p. 65)

 

The picture which is recorded in the • PB MODE is set to H/hin the MENU settings.

Digital8 system is not played back.

mSet it to AUTO. (p. 71)

The tape which is recorded in the

• Set PB MODE to H/hin the MENU settings. (p. 71)

Hi8/standard 8 system is not played

 

back correctly.

 

 

 

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